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from what I've read you may want to get the 24" hood for a 24x24x48 cage. Maybe someone else could chime in on that, cause I've been wondering that myself.
Also you might want to buy a wider clamp lamp a 24x24x48 cage is pretty big, you'll need a wider diameter to cover more of the cage. I have a 8 1/2" clamp lamp and theres still a lot of shade in my cage. lf.
I went ahead and purchased the Zoo Med Reptisun T5 HO 24 Inch Hood.
It comes with the bulb and had free shipping.
This should be fine right, not overkill?
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=25698&cmpid=07cseaz&ref=4144&subref=AA
I agree, that all looks fine but with the exception of the Reptisun you can get everything else at a Home Depot/Lowe's/Walmart for a lot less (and put that extra cash towards nice, big plants for the cage in the same trip!).
You can usually get an 18-24" fluorescent tube fixture for under $20, a clamp lamp for between $5-10, and a pack of bulbs of heat for very little. A normal 40-60w halogen will last longer but a pack of incandescent bulbs is a cheap alternative that works really well too, they might just burn out more often so I recommend getting a pack. My halogens seem to last forever.
Excellent choice! After 6 months you may want to consider an arcadia 6% bulb, but either way, this will work great for your setup.
what kind of halogens bulbs you use? better halogen (white light) then normal house 60w bulbs (yellow light) no? i was thinking to buy a 75w zoomed basking light but i can use a normal halogen bulb instead? they produce the same kind of heat?
i saw very often people recoming ardcadia6% is that really the best uvb sorce for chams?
i will have a reptisun 5.0 and 2.0 (doublle hood) and i was very undicised betwen then and arcadias but i went for the combo os reptisuns because i have a lot of plants in my terrarium. should i change it for a double arcadia 2% and 6% next time i get uvb lights?
thank you
i saw very often people recoming ardcadia6% is that really the best uvb sorce for chams?
i will have a reptisun 5.0 and 2.0 (doublle hood) and i was very undicised betwen then and arcadias but i went for the combo os reptisuns because i have a lot of plants in my terrarium. should i change it for a double arcadia 2% and 6% next time i get uvb lights?
thank you